Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypatima | |
Hypatima stenosa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park and Ponomarenko in 1999. It is found in Thailand.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, with irregularly scattered brown scales and a large, trapezoidal subbasal costal patch. The hindwings are grey.
Etymologly
The species name refers to the narrow forewing and is derived from Greek stenos (meanlng narrow).
References
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